Scientists implanted lab-grown human brain tissue into mice and found the neurons survived, integrated with the animals' brain circuits, and responded to sensory signals, providing a new model for studying human neurological disorders.

Autistic language abilities are vastly more complex than “verbal” or “nonverbal”

Every Breath You Take Has a Unique Impact on the Brain. The brain does not simply respond to breathing as a steady rhythm

First for RNA therapy: man with rare motor-neuron disease, also called ALS, improves after treatment and continued to work as a physician a year after becoming the first person to receive a drug designed to target the specific genetic mutation that causes his disease.

Family identity is represented within vocal categories by the gerbil auditory cortex

Bleeding Gums Linked to 61% Higher Alzheimer's Risk in 10-Year Study: In a long-term study in Japan, bleeding and receding gums were linked to substantially higher risk of dementia

Infants exposed to higher levels of DEHP before birth (a common plastic additive in vinyl furniture upholstery, garden hoses, shower curtains, medical tubing, and vegan leathers) went on to show more autism- and ADHD-related symptoms at ages two and four…

Scientists Say a Key Trigger for Alzheimer's Damage Isn't Even in the Brain

U of A Researchers Led by Dr. Satyabrata Kar Uncover Breakthrough Approach to Treating Alzheimer's Disease

Why slow breathing calms us down: A new study maps the specific brain circuit that translates nasal airflow into anti-anxiety signals. (PNAS)

Psilocybin restores spatial memory but not fronto-hippocampal synchrony in a rat model of Alzheimer’s disease

The Brain’s Immune Cells Keep Pain, Insomnia, and Depression Feeding Each Other: Chronic pain, broken sleep, and depression share one biological circuit, so each can start and sustain the others.

Gut bacteria linked to key brain chemicals in first-of-its-kind human study

A blood biomarker may signal memory vulnerability years before cognitive changes occur

Anticonvulsant effects, safety, and sex-dependent molecular signatures of cannabidiol treatment in a preclinical model of audiogenic epilepsy

The diabetes and weight-loss drug semaglutide was found to calm brain inflammation and accelerate cellular recovery in mice, suggesting it could potentially protect against cognitive decline and neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer's disease

Preclinical study identifies TAB2 as a key regulator of microglial neuroinflammation in Parkinson's disease models

A new study shows that people who are deaf from an early age experience a rewiring of their brain's visual pathways, dedicating more resources to peripheral vision to help detect hazards, though this slightly reduces their focus in central vision.

A recent study published in Imaging Neuroscience indicates that engaging in a very slow jog for just ten minutes can improve a person’s mood and enhance their ability to focus.

Two parallel neural ectoderm progenitors contribute to the developing brain

New neuroscience research suggests that age-related memory decline may stem less from forgetting and more from the brain storing memories with less precision, causing details to become increasingly blurred over time.

A new study indicates that while puberty and pregnancy lead to similar structural remodeling in the female brain through reductions in gray matter, the menopausal transition presents a unique pattern where typical age-related gray matter loss temporarily pauses.

When the brain is unsure which information matters, visual features that are normally encoded separately become mixed within the same neurons, causing irrelevant information to interfere with perception and reducing performance on uncertain or multitasking tasks

In mice, researchers found evidence that Alzheimer’s disease may originate outside the brain, with signals from other organs helping drive the neurodegenerative changes linked to memory loss and cognitive decline.

Atlas of the brain’s striatum could guide researchers to new drug treatments: « A new study reveals insights into populations of neurons affected by Huntington’s disease, schizophrenia…

Key path to Alzheimer’s-like brain damage starts outside the brain

Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer's

People who eat more nuts tend to score higher on tests of thinking and memory, especially if they have generally poor diets or exercise habits

Researchers in Finland tracked children's screen time for 8 years, expecting to document the damage

Weight loss drugs may help with mental health

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